zofran!!!???

[maybaby1989]

I keep seeing this ad on tv about zofran causing birth defects and other serious problems. Im freaking out because i was prescribed zofran in my first trimester!!!!! Any one else seen this ad and or taking zofran?!

[animephaze]

My sister used Zofran with both her pregnancies. Her children are perfectly healthy.

I had to take it for my first trimester and part of the second at a very high dose because, literally, nothing else worked and it was a, "here, take this or die of dehydration and subsequent heart failure" situation. All that crap about ginger, b-vitamins, and whatnot was useless to me. I'll just have to wait and see how my baby turns out.

One thing that did make a huge difference was getting an IV with hypertonic solution instead of a regular IV and some potassium tablets at the ER.

Any baby can develop defects for any reason or no apparent reason. They are pretty common. I hope your baby ends up healthy though.

[katiec84]

My OB doesn't Rx Zofran bc of the cost. He said it's the SAME EXACT thing as taking Pepcid Complete and Unisom together (per recommended dosage of each). Totally safe and much cheaper if your insurance doesn't cover the Rx. Unisom is a sleep aid, but the ingredients combined with Pepcid Complete are the same as what's in Zofran.

[babynumberfive]

Ive been taking it ...my first pregnancy years ago it was forbidden...Thankgod they say its safe ! It has been a life saver for me !!!

[3bgirls15]

I have seen those too. But I have taken it all the way for three pregnancies and all healthy babies with no defects. I think those ads might have to do with lawyers trying to get money too. I know other pregnant ladies who have taken and none of them had defects in their babies either.

[maybaby1989]

Really ?! Im sorry I bet he is beautiful!!

[aidanzmommy39]

I took zofran from the time I was 2 months pregnant until birth for severe morning sickness . My son was born with no hand . I dont know if theres a coneection .

[maybaby1989]

Thanks mommas!:) Im not freaking out anymore lol!:)

[dani0314]

Np :) at least you weren't someone who just jumped to conclusions. Lol

[sharilee83]

I was prescribed zofran with my previous 2 and in my current pregnancy . all babies healthy and beautiful *

[maybaby1989]

Okay thanks i was curious too. Im in my 3 trimester so if the morning sickness starts ill have too. It just scared me ;) im a ftm so i guess its better to ask then to panic:)

[dani0314]

I am taking zofran and it's perfectly safe and a class b drug. The ads on tv are just lawyers trying to get money for a case they can't prove. The birth defects they state are the most common among all babies born no matter a family history or not. Don't be afraid to take it if you need it. If you are that afraid though, look up the study of 600,000 pregnant women in denmark in 2013 that proved it was safe.

[ColombianLover]

I would like to think that any instinctually protective mother to be would not care about what some "money hungry" lawyers out there might say, if there was even the most miniscule chance that this medication could cause a problem for my child that the smart and safest thing to do would be to seek out alternative options... I had hyperemesis gravidarum in my 2nd pregnancy and CanadaDry gingerale was THEE ONLY thing that helped... caffeine free, diet/low sugar options are available and I am 100% willing to bank on the fact that there has never even been a discussion about the birth defects caused by ginger, rather plenty advocating the efficacy of its NATURAL anti-nausea properties